Fenoglio does not believe that Fornelli acted alone for money and also suspects that Losurdo is a victim of a feud between the Grimaldis and the Saponaros. Vito Lopez, Grimaldi's right-hand man, does not like the end that Losurdo met and begins an internal war. Fenoglio and his colleague Pellecchia trace Maria Colella, a young girl who confesses to having killed Fraddosio who wanted to take advantage of her to pay off the debts that the girl's father had with him. In the meantime, another of Grimaldi's men, Michele Capocchiani, is killed, while Vito Lopez has fled with his family to avoid reprisals. One evening the Petruzzelli theater is set on fire.

Dr. Bermond ascertains that Damiano died from a heart complication and therefore was not murdered. Vito Lopez approaches Grimaldi's wife in church telling her that he had nothing to do with her son's death but she sends him away. While Enzo Trani, Grimaldi's lieutenant, discovers that Lopez's family is hiding in Turin, the latter calls the barracks to speak with Fenoglio.